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Attendees joined for an eye-opening documentary and conversation with Israeli and Palestinian peace activists from the organization, Combatants for Peace.

The symposium featured a student poster session, faculty panel discussion, and keynote address.

Mumtaaz is driven by a passion for addressing global human rights challenges and understanding how we can learn from genocides of the past.

The 2024 Human Rights Initiative report reflects its diverse achievements across a range of focus areas and the impact the HRI has on the university and community. HRI is…

Our Undergraduate Working Group works to ensure voices of students are included in shaping the curriculum and program. Read to learn more about the 13 dedicated students on…

Author and UMN professor V.V. Ganeshananthan engaged listeners in a discussion of her acclaimed book, Brotherless Night.

Apply by November 18 to have your poster featured in the Human Rights Day Research Symposium.

Elise Kloeppner, a second-year Master in Human Rights student, spent her summer in Geneva, Switzerland, interning at the UN, where she grew as a human rights advocate. Read to…

Human Rights Program Director Emeritus Barbara Frey interviewed Kathleen Osberger about her experience living in Chile as discussed in her memoir, I Surrender: A Memoir of…

The panel and networking hour highlighted career pathways in human rights and gender equity.